The trailer is poorly directed and piece-mealed together. Especially when compared to the original trailer for the first game. Still, I think I’ll loop it a few times. It looks like it’ll be amazing fun.
L4D2 leaked trailer. F* Yes!
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Remedy brings you a rebuilt Death Race for free
Death Race, remade for modern PCs, is now available for free from Remedy’s (Max Payne) website.
http://www.remedygames.com/games/death_rally.html
Here’s hoping porting this was a nice mental break for the team from their next project, Alan Wake.
Thanks, Evil Avatar
WordPress Mobile Upgrade
Finally.
WordPress.com has added a Mobile page when viewed from a Mobile device.
I highly recommend checking it out. It’s very slick, automatic, and based on what type of device you use.
Is Verizon finally going on the offensive?
I was a loyal Verizon customer for years. Â They always get the best ratings for network, customer service, and have the best Network Maps. Â However, their phone selection has always been incredibly poor. Â My Razr was one of the best phones they offered and it was locked down. Â I couldn’t set a custom Ringtone unless I bought it through the Verizon Store, unlike other carrier’s Razrs. Â I couldn’t run .jre apps, only the limited Verizon proprietary game store. I couldn’t customize any of the options other carriers let their Razrs change. Â VERIZON WIRELESS was plastered over every screen.
AT&T is their main competitor and the only reason anyone goes with AT&T is the iPhone. Â Their Cellular and Customer Service are generally ranked as either low or poor in comparison. Â When my Verizon contract expired a year and a half ago, I wanted to stay with the Verizon network; I went to the store and asked: “What do you have that competes with the iPhone?”
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I finally saw: Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir is a very well done look into war and what people do to cope with what they have seen and done. Ari, the filmmaker, uses the movie as a means to investigate his own lost memories of his time served in the early 80’s during the War in Lebanon. As he interviews others trying to find people who remember, he discovers he is not alone. Many comrades have also blocked memories of the events, while others simply deny what occurred. The movie asks: “Am I a good person? Or do I simply not remember the evils I have committed upon others?” Twenty years later, it is only a conversation with a fellow friend plagued by nightmares that Ari’s memories begin to return.
I just saw: Zombieland
Zombieland is a good zombie comedy with a bit more gore than Shaun of the Dead. Woody Harrelson makes a great fearless zombie killing machine. It is just plain fun and believable to watch him slaughter the undead and deliver one-liners. Several running gags, a surprise cameo, and “the little things” can bring a smile to your face even with certain death and violence around the corner.
The movie’s logic is not altogether sound, but if you can forgive this in any other Zombie film you can forgive it here. A small group of humans band together to survive the apocalypse, narrated by one of the cast: a shut-in scared of germs, heights, etc. His paranoia teamed with Woody Harrelson’s temper and violence makes them the perfect odd couple to tackle the dangerous landscape. Throw in a couple more to the cast including the girl from Little Miss Sunshine and you have a fun band of humans to observe.
I’d recommended Zombieland to zombie and horror fans who can stand the gore of the Dawn of the Dead remakes, but for them to go in expecting a more light-hearted and comedic take on the downfall of mankind.
Flag collectiong. FFFFFFFUUUUU-
I liked Assassin’s Creed. I posted my impressions upon beating it. I do note, however, I left out a very large point in that article. I hated the flag collecting.
There are 100 flags in each city. Completely optional to gameplay, completely required to get some Gamerscore. I had the guide. I used the checklist. I waited until near the end of the game to go around and collect them all so I’d be familiar with controls and have all the powers necessary to get them.
And I failed.
I finally read: Astonishing X-men
Joss Whedon’s Astonishing X-men is, overall, a good comic. Â Yup, that guy (Buffy and Firefly).
The strength of the comic is easily the characterization and realization of each of the X-men as a personality and a person.  From Beast’s struggle with the inner-creature, to Cyclops actually being charismatic and cool enough for anyone to follow, to Wolverine’s love of beer: each X-men is interesting on their own and in any interactions they have with each other.
Sadly, the same cannot be said for the overall plot and villains.  Both are pretty weak.  There are a few main story arcs throughout and none of them are noteworthy.
That doesn’t matter as much. Â The bulk of the book is about the charming cast’s journey and their dialog with each other; the plot and villains are just something the characters can talk about.
The point that sold me on the series: a friend told me that it made Cyclops cool.
I called bullshit. Â There is no way anyone could do that.
Joss Whedon can.
Free Halo ODST Premium Theme
Look what ckonze found over at Cheapassgamer: a Halo ODST premium theme for the xbox 360. Currently marked as Free for gold members. I’d recommend logging in and adding it to your download queue in case a price is added later.
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d530877/
Though, in reality, most if not all of these Premium Themes should be free. And the bottom part of the interface should be optionally transparent to allow for more custom themes and wallpapers.
I finally beat: Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia has been available since last Holiday season, and I only just got around to finally finishing it. Â The PoP series was my favorite series of last generation; so why didn’t I beat this one in 1 week instead of 1 year?
Every couple of weeks I’d play for 30 minutes and complete a single section; then turn it off. Â Very casual play. Â Every time a boss is defeated, the game then tasks the player with collecting dozens of little light orbs to unlock the next hostile area and boss fight. Â Since this is about as boring as it sounds, I’d save and quit. Â Next time I’d boot up, I’d be forced to collect a bunch of light seeds. Â I’d collect a few in an area and eventually quit. Â After a few sessions I would finally have enough to continue on and fight the next boss. Â Once done, the process would repeat itself.
It’s not that the collection itself was poorly done; despite the occasional glitch throwing you to your death, the platforming was solid.
It was simply repetative enough that it was not fun. Â Many people had this complaint for Assassin’s Creed. Â But while Assassin’s Creeds repetativeness could be negated by hopping around and assassinating guards and playing around in a sandbox environment, in Prince of Persia you are left to leap around and collect more Light Seeds.